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Dartmouth Chamber Siingers - Performance November 2005
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Chamber Singers bring village music to Rollins

By Joseph Debonis | October 31, 2006

Courtesy of the Hopkins Center Imagine traveling from Spain and France to Norway, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Peru, South Africa and beyond -- all in one night. With the help of some gifted composers and a dedicated conductor, the Dartmouth Chamber Singers will be doing just that.

The symposium commemorating the Assyrian reliefs' 150th anniversary at Dartmouth will be held from Friday to Saturday in Loew auditorium.
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Hood celebrates 150th anniversary of Assyrian reliefs

By Lucy Randall | October 30, 2006

Courtesy of the Hood Museum This upcoming weekend, the Hood Museum will showcase its prized collection of Assyrian reliefs in the symposium entitled "From Discovery to Dartmouth: The Assyrian Reliefs at the Hood Museum of Art, 1856-2006" at the Loew Auditorium. In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of their installation in Hanover, the reliefs will be the focus of this collaborative symposium, which, thanks to the sponsorship of the Fanny and Alan Leslie Center for the Humanities, will be free and open to the public.

Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman star as rival magicians in Christopher Nolan's newest film,
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'The Prestige' brings dark magic to the silver screen

By Allison Ruderman | October 26, 2006

Courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes With "The Prestige," director Christopher Nolan ("Memento," "Batman Begins") once again throws us a cinematic sleight of hand -- this time, literally. Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale star as Robert Angier and Alfred Borden, two turn-of-the-century magicians whose friendship sours after a botched onstage illusion results in death.

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Messud exceeds expectations with 'Emperor's Children'

By Laura Romain | October 24, 2006

Claire Messud's new book "The Emperor's Children" could very well be subtitled "Great Expectations." The novel, which was released to impressive critical acclaim, interweaves the stories of three friends who first met as talented, promising undergraduates at Brown University (a very fashionable alma mater for fictional characters nowadays) and who have since pursued professional success in the whirl and dazzle of New York City. First, there is Marina Thwaite, a radiant, violet-eyed socialite, and the daughter of legendary activist and liberal journalist Murray Thwaite.

Director Mira Nair's latest film,
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Film Society pays tribute to 'Monsoon Wedding' director

By Allison Ruderman | October 19, 2006

Courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes Before "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" introduced conventional audiences to the chaos surrounding ethnic wedding ceremonies, there was "Monsoon Wedding." And before "Born into Brothels" brought gritty scenes of Indian street life to American screens, there was "Salaam Bombay!" Mira Nair, director of both "Salaam Bombay!" and "Monsoon Wedding," has achieved recognition as an exceptionally talented and provocative filmmaker whose major works focus on stories of assimilating Indian and American cultures. This Friday, Oct.

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Renowned comic artist

By Leanne Mirandilla | October 17, 2006

Those who recognize the name Scott McCloud probably do so because of his cult-classic, superhero comic book series "Zot!," or perhaps his series of comic theory books, "Understanding Comics, Reinventing Comics," and "Making Comics" are familiar.

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